Kokanee salmon vanish from Okanagan

[Rockfish]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/05/30/bc-kokanee-salmon-wood-lake.html

Sad. The many comments are interesting reading.

 

[Seafever]

All the fertilizer used in grow-ops out there must be getting in the streams......

 

[lorneparker1]

Phosphours is brutal on fresh water. We took it out of our fertlizers(lawn care compnay) almost a decade ago when he first studies started showing up about algae blooms. It should be banned IMO as the negative enviromental impacts far out way the postivie argonomic impacts.

 

[Doug]

I've fished OK lake for big trout (6" plugs and spoons) for the last 10 days, landed one 1.5 lb Kokanee and one 2.5 lb trout. In 30+ hours of fishing I've seen few fish on the sounder and I've fished all over the lake.

 

[Fisher_dude]

I've been out on OK lake a half dozen times in the past month. Pounded 2 nice 5lbers and a bunch of smaller ones. Lost one a few days ago that we figure was around 15lbs. Oddly enough, we fished for Kokanee quite a bit but not a fish. I've yet to catch one this year.

 

[Doug]

Fisher Dude, where were you fishing? depth,and gear? I've been fishing for bigger trout and have got a couple of Kokanee and one trout (north/west Peachland) but let them go.
My boat is in service until Friday and then I'm hoping to fish Sat. But where should I try???

 

[Doug]

Since my last post, I've been fishing with large black and white buck tail (4") at 20' - 30' deep, North of rattle snake Is. Getting a lot more action and landing 4-5 lb trout every trip.

Thanks Rod from Rodney's REEL Outdoors for the pointers. It's alway a great help when another fisherman provides some info.

 

[Fisher_dude]

Pounded a 17 and a 13lb laker the other day in kal. A bit more fun than kokanee

 

[Doug]

Good job Fisher dude.
I'm back in Victoria and fished Sooke today, 8 on, lost 2 and landed 3 in the 20 and 3 teens. It's a lot easier for me to catch Salmon than those Trout.

 

[Big Green Machine]

Pounded a 17 and a 13lb laker the other day in kal. A bit more fun than kokanee

True, but they don't taste as good, especially the older ones

 

[Fisher_dude]

i know, but they are fun to catch, especially when jigging for them. we let them all go anyway. its almost like spot and stalk hunting!